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Optimistic Punjab takes on Powerless Delhi

KXIP v/s DD, 15 May:

Though both KXIP and DD have virtually lost their chance of getting into the last four, Punjab still slightly having some hopes with three matches to go. But the scenario is quite opposite in the Delhi camp. From the start of the tournament itself, Delhi looks a very ordinary team. They have missed their key players Ab devilliers, Dilshan, Vettori, Dirk Nannes, Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik in the auction. The only hope Sehwag also ruled out of rest of the remaining due to shoulder injury. Irfan - the expensive buy of DD, Warner, Venugopal are also not performing consistently.

On the other hand KXIP is back in the winning streak after beating the giants Mumbai and Kochi. The team's middle order is in good form especially after a blitzering partnership between Karthik and Marsh during the last match. If the explosive pair Gilchrist and Valthaty give a good start, KXIP will have no problems at all. The trio of Harris, Praveen and Chawla will be looking to choke Delhi.

If delhi wants to win today, everybody has to give their 100 percent. The new captain James Hopes have nothing to lose. Naman Ojha, Warner, Venugopal should score well to keep delhi going. All rounders Hopes and Irfan might come early to crease. Though Ajit agarkar, Pathan were terribly dealt in the last match by Chennai, young pacer Aaron did well.

Preity Zinta's motivational speech seems to be working well for KXIP.

Noone expects delhi to win after it losing its dreadful dashing opener Sehwag. Its not a surprise if Kings XI Punjab dumps delhi today at Dharamsala. Punjab will try to rewrite the bad history they made last year here against CSK.

SIPCOTs – Boon Or Bane?

SIPCOTs – Boon Or Bane?
Cheyyaru S.Arunkumar

“It can make employment opportunities. Not for many years. It is a short lived one.” This is what we can say all about the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT).

It was set up in TamilNadu to promote the less developed regions in the year 1971. The main aim is to create jobs to the people of those regions. So far 13490 acres land has been allotted for SIPCOTs according to an official statement by the state Chief-minister. So many MNCs(multi-national companies) started their branches in Thiruperumbudhur, Cheyyaru, Oragadam, Hosur etc… Many people got jobs in those industries.

But the real problem is, so many agricultural lands were undertaken for the SEZs(special economic zones). The government agreed them to provide infrastructure facilities like road, uninterrupted electricity, water supply. On the other hand the companies appointed persons from north India for the high rank jobs whereas the people of Tamil Nadu were able to be the wages only.

The industries caused much pollution in the interim. They polluted the air by the toxic smoke and polluted water and land by their drainage. They got water from the rivers at a mount level thereby created water scarcity. Due to their enormous usage of electricity, today the state is in shortage and having 4 hours(in towns) and 6 hours(in villages) cut in electricity. But the MNCs are getting electricity properly according to the agreement with the government unlike our people and Indian companies.

LOTUS INTERNATIONAL is a Taiwan based footwear industry located at Cheyyaru SIPCOT where leather tanning is the major process. Without adequate safety measures the workers are working in a danger of getting skin-cancer. Due to the wastage of leather tanning industry, fertile lands around the region turning infertile. The high ranked persons in A/C rooms getting Rs 40000. But the workers are getting only Rs 4000-6000 per month in-spite of working for a full day in extreme heat conditions which a normal man cant bear. Because of this kind of striving efforts their health becomes feeble and they cant work anymore. The people of Cheyyaru, Vandavasi faced the water scarcity for the first time in their history as a result of the SIPCOT.

“After using the limited and precious sources like water, land, electricity and the human resource which they don’t have in their country, they will go back. Then who will take care of the abandoned and broken backbone of our nation?”

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